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\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE COOK ISLANDS
\par HELD AT RAROTONGA
\par (LAND DIVISION)}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 Application No. 633/04
\par 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 IN THE MATTER}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403  }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 of Section 409(f) of the
\par Cook Islands Act 1915
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par AND
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 IN THE MATTER}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403  }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 of the Tribal Title known
\par as ENUA RANGATIRA}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 AND
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 IN THE MATTER}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403  }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 of an application by
\par TUPE SHORT
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7868403 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 Mr Short, applicant.
\par Mrs T Browne for Pa Tepaeru Upokotini Ariki, objector.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 Date of hearing:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 15 March 2005
\par Date of decision:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 16 March 2005
\par 
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\par 
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application to the Court for a determination that he is a proper person to hold the Enua Rangatira Tribal Title.
\par 
\par In support of the application Temaru Raetea Beniamina, claiming to be the holder of the Title Kainuku Ariki, gave evidence that he had conferred the title Enua Rangatira under Kainuku Ariki on Tupe Short on the 29th may 2004.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 An investiture took place subsequently as is evidenced by photographs produced.
\par 
\par Tangaroa, who claimed to be the taunga for Kainuku Ariki also gave evidence in support.
\par 
\par A genealogy produced by Tupe Short purported to show the blood line from Tupe Short back to Kainuku Tamako.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
There does not however appear to be any reference to Enua in this genealogy.
\par 
\par Mrs Browne in her submissions stated that the Tribal Ttile Enua Rangatira flows from Enua, and produced a genealogy showing that.
\par 
\par Mr Short disputed the genealogy but conferred that he did not appear to connect to Enua, other than through the Pa Ariki line.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
However, his claim is to a title through Kainuku and not Pa Ariki.
\par 
\par The genealogy produced by Mrs Browne showed three lines flowing from the original Enua.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
First the Enua line, secondly the Pa line and finally the Manavaroa line.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
She said that she had received instructions from this latter line also to oppose Mr Short\rquote s appointment.
\par 
\par There appears to be some doubt over the validity of Mr Beniamina\rquote s claim to the Kainuku Ariki title.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
He admitted during cross examination that his appointment had not been confirmed by the Court, stating that confirmation was not needed.
\par 
\par It was suggested however that there are possibly two other people claiming that title.
\par 
\par Like all Tribal title in the Cook islands the proper endowment of the title depends upon the correct customary bestowal.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 
Traditionally the Kopu to elect to this title are the descendants of Enua, and they were not consulted.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7868403\charrsid7868403 Despite Mr Short\rquote 
s suggestion that if there is trouble in the tribe an Ariki can elect someone to the title this Court does not accept that the descendants of Enua do not have a part to play.
\par 
\par Because Mr Short is not descended from Enua, and because he was elected by Kainuku Ariki instead of the Kopu this Court cannot accept that he is a proper person to hold the title Enua Rangatira.
\par 
\par The application is dismissed.
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